2011–12 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
2011–12 season
ChairmanStuart Murphy (Until 17 November 2011)[1]
ManagerBarry Smith
StadiumDens Park
Scottish First DivisionSecond place
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Falkirk
League CupSecond round, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Kilmarnock
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven Milne (11)
Ryan Conroy (11)
All:
Steven Milne (16)
Highest home attendance5,862 vs. Greenock Morton, 26 December 2011
Lowest home attendance3,136 vs. Ayr United, 27 March 2012
Average home league attendance4,224

The 2011–12 season was Dundee's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2004–05 season.[2] Dundee also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Dundee was promoted to the Scottish Premier League at the end of the campaign after Rangers' liquidation meant a 2nd-place finish was enough to be promoted.

Summary

Dundee finished second in the First Division.[3] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the second round of the League Cup[5] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[6]

Results and fixtures

Pre season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

7 July 2011 Friendly Turriff United 0 – 3 Dundee The Haughs, Turriff
Dundee Report Lockwood 54' (pen.)
Milne 65'
McIntosh 83'		 Referee: Kerrigan
9 July 2011 Friendly Formartine United 1 – 5 Dundee North Lodge Park, Pitmedden
R. Campbell 35' Dundee Report Milne 9' 40'
Hyde 22'
Chisholm 33'
McIntosh 92'
13 July 2011 Friendly Dundee 0 – 2 St Johnstone Dens Park, Dundee
Dundee Report May 19'
Mackay 50'		 Attendance: 2,172
Referee: Finnie
16 July 2011 East Fife Tournament Semi-Final Dundee 2 – 0 Southend United Bayview Stadium, Methil
Webster 20'
Bayne 91'		 Dundee Report Referee: Dallas
17 July 2011 East Fife Tournament East Fife 1 – 0 Dundee Bayview Stadium, Methil
McKinlay 18' Dundee Report Referee: Colvin

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2011-12 Scottish First Division
6 August 2011 First Division Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Dundee Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Lockwood 90' (pen.) Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Conroy
13 August 2011 First Division Dundee 1 – 1 Ayr United Dens Park, Dundee
Hyde 30' Dundee Report Moffat 14' Attendance: 4,686
Referee: O'Reilly
20 August 2011 First Division Livingston 4 – 2 Dundee Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
Russell 4'
Deuchar 13', 59'
Keaghan Jacobs 90'		 BBC Sport Irvine 61'
McNeil 65' (o.g)		 Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Hilland
27 August 2011 First Division Dundee 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Dens Park, Dundee
BBC Sport MacDonald 7' Attendance: 4,096
Referee: McDermott
10 September 2011 First Division Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Dundee Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport O'Donnell Yellow card 28' Red card
Riley 86'		 Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Allan
17 September 2011 First Division Falkirk 2 – 1 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Weatherston 79'
El Alagui 86'		 BBC Sport Milne 45' Attendance: 3,576
Referee: McLean
24 September 2011 First Division Dundee 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical Dens Park, Dundee
BBC Sport McLaughlin 66' Attendance: 4,186
Referee: Madden
1 October 2011 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 0 Dundee Palmerston Park, Dumfries
BBC Sport Attendance: 1,649
Referee: Tumilty
15 October 2011 First Division Dundee 1 – 2 Ross County Dens Park, Dundee
Lockwood 25' (pen.) BBC Sport McMenamin 39'
Quinn 63'		 Attendance: 4,030
Referee: Finnie
22 October 2011 First Division Ayr United 1 – 3 Dundee Somerset Park, Ayr
Roberts 83' (pen.) BBC Sport Weston 16'
McIntosh 71'
Milne 87'		 Attendance: 1,390
Referee: McKendrick
29 October 2011 First Division Dundee 0 – 1 Partick Thistle Dens Park, Dundee
Douglas Red card 25' Dundee Report Cairney 26' (pen.) Attendance: 4,263
Referee: McLean
5 November 2011 First Division Dundee 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Dens Park, Dundee
Conroy 83' BBC Sport Attendance: 4,258
Referee: Murray
12 November 2011 First Division Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Dundee Cappielow Park, Greenock
Jackson 5' SFL Report Rae 42'
Conroy 56'		 Attendance: 2,201
Referee: O'Reilly
26 November 2011 First Division Dundee 4 – 2 Falkirk Dens Park, Dundee
Rae 8'
Hyde 11', 67'
Milne 85'		 SFL Report Weston 35' (o.g.)
Fulton 74'		 Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Conroy
3 December 2011 First Division Hamilton Academical 1 – 6 Dundee New Douglas Park, Hamilton
Imrie 86' SFL Report Milne 21', 37', 49'
O'Donnell 39'
Riley 71'
Rae 83'		 Attendance: 1,964
Referee: Tumilty
10 December 2011 First Division Dundee 2 – 1 Queen of the South Dens Park, Dundee
Hyde 8'
Riley 25'
Riley Yellow card 56' Red card		 BBC Sport Holt Yellow card 27' Red card
Higgins 55'		 Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Richmond
17 December 2011 First Division Ross County 1 – 1 Dundee Victoria Park, Dingwall
McMenamin 82' SFL Report Milne 35'
O'Donnell Red card 36'		 Attendance: 3,046
Referee: Salmond
26 December 2011 First Division Dundee 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Dens Park, Dundee
SFL Report Jackson 22' Attendance: 5,862
Referee: Beaton
2 January 2012 First Division Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Dundee Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport Hyde 37' Attendance: 3,629
Referee: Somers
14 January 2012 First Division Dundee 3 – 0 Livingston Dens Park, Dundee
Conroy 19'
McGregor 74'
Riley 82'		 BBC Sport Fotheringham Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Charleston
21 January 2012 First Division Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Dundee Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,425
Referee: McKendrick
28 January 2012 First Division Falkirk P – P Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
11 February 2012 First Division Dundee 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical Dens Park, Dundee
Conroy 53'
Milne 79' (Penalty)		 SFL Report McShane 12'
Routledge 85'		 Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Salmond
18 February 2012 First Division Queen of the South 1 – 1 Dundee Palmerston Park, Dundee
Parkin 44' SFL Report Lockwood 89' Attendance: 1,682
Referee: Conroy
21 February 2012 First Division Falkirk 1 – 1 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 27' SFL Report Finnigan 87' Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Richmond
25 February 2012 First Division Dundee 1 – 1 Ross County Dens Park, Dundee
Conroy 33' (pen.) SFL Report Kettlewell 11' Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Tumilty
3 March 2012 First Division Livingston 2 – 3 Dundee Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
McNulty 39'
McGregor 46' (o.g.)		 SFL Report McCluskey 26', 88'
Finnigan 56'		 Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Madden
13 March 2012 First Division Dundee P – P Ayr United Dens Park, Dundee
Dundee Report
17 March 2012 First Division Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Dundee Cappielow Park, Greenock
Weatherson Red card 64' SFL Report Conroy 15' (pen.), 55' Attendance: 1,610
Referee: Finnie
20 March 2012 First Division Hamilton Academical 3 – 1 Dundee New Douglas Park, Hamilton
McLaughlin 35'
McShane 50'
Stewart 56'		 SFL Report Conroy 30' (pen.) Attendance: 1,366
Referee: Muir
24 March 2012 First Division Dundee 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Dens Park, Dundee
Finnigan 6' BBC Sport Casalinuovo 45' Attendance: 4,118
Referee: Collum
27 March 2012 First Division Dundee 4 – 1 Ayr United Dens Park, Dundee
McCluskey 20'
Milne 62'
Conroy 90'
Hyde 90+2'		 BBC Sport Roberts 77' Attendance: 3,136
Referee: Brines
7 April 2012 First Division Dundee 3 – 1 Falkirk Dens Park, Dundee
O'Donnell 11'
Conroy 36' (pen.)
Milne 57'		 SFL Report Millar 24' Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Thomson
10 April 2012 First Division Dundee 1 – 1 Queen of the South Dens Park, Dundee
O'Donnell 53' Dundee Report Higgins 82' Attendance: 3,371
Referee: Beaton
14 April 2012 First Division Ross County 3 – 0 Dundee Victoria Park, Dingwall
Gardyne 9', 64'
McMenamin 61'
Quinn Yellow card 80' Red card		 BBC Sport McBride Red card 80' Attendance: 4,350
Referee: McKendrick
21 April 2012 First Division Dundee 0 – 3 Partick Thistle Dens Park, Dundee
McGregor Red card 90' BBC Sport Cairney 35', 81', 90' (pen.) Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Clancy
28 April 2012 First Division Ayr United 3 – 2 Dundee Somerset Park, Ayr
Parker 61', 84'
Robertson 89'		 SFL Report Conroy 14'
Milne 70'		 Attendance: 1,656
Referee: Muir
5 May 2012 First Division Dundee 1 – 0 Livingston Dens Park, Dundee
Reid 48' BBC Sport Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Dundee Doubletree Dunblane Stadium, Stirling
Smith 26' BBC Sport Conroy 31'
Milne 61'		 Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Salmond
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Dundee 1 – 1 Kilmarnock Dens Park, Dundee
Milne 46' BBC Sport Pascali 32' Attendance: 3,446
Referee: O'Reilly
17 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 replay Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Dundee Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Heffernan 34'
Shiels 43'		 BBC Sport Rae 63' Attendance: 4,618
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011-12 Scottish League Cup
30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1 Dumbarton 0 – 4 Dundee Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
BBC Sport Milne 48', 73'
McCluskey 67'
Lockwood 84' (pen.)		 Attendance: 870
Referee: Beaton
23 August 2011 Scottish League Cup round 2 Aberdeen 1 – 0 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Mackie 16' BBC Sport Attendance: 5,722
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Arbroath 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Dundee Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Elfverson 77' BBC Sport Milne 79'
O'Donnell 92'		 Attendance: 1,761
Referee: Charleston
9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 Falkirk 1 – 0 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 43' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,791
Referee: Winter

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
DF Rhys Weston Wales 30 Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Rab Douglas 43 0 36+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland SCO John Gibson 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Neil McGregor 31 1 26+1 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kyle Benedictus 15 0 11+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gary Irvine 43 1 36+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Matt Lockwood 41 4 34+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig McKeown 33 0 23+4 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Connor Rennie 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF Wales WAL Rhys Weston 30 1 20+5 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ryan Conroy 42 12 32+3 11 3+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Steven Masterton 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stephen O'Donnell 40 4 33+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Nicky Riley 30 4 20+6 4 1+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Graham Webster 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Ross Chisholm 24 0 13+5 0 2+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jamie McCluskey 34 4 20+8 3 2+1 0 1+0 1 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Gavin Rae 16 4 12+1 3 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Kevin McBride 11 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Fotheringham 8 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jamie Reid 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Leighton Mcintosh 21 1 11+7 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Graham Bayne 20 0 7+11 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Steven Milne 37 16 30+1 11 3+0 2 2+0 2 1+0 1
FW England ENG Jake Hyde 31 6 14+12 6 0+1 0 0+2 0 2+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Calum Elliot 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Carl Finnigan 5 3 4+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland GK Rab Douglas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scotland GK John Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Neil McGregor 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Scotland DF Kyle Benedictus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF Gary Irvine 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
England DF Matt Lockwood 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Scotland DF Craig McKeown 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Scotland DF Connor Rennie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales DF Rhys Weston 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland DF Ryan Conroy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Scotland MF Steven Masterton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Stephen O'Donnell 8 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 2
Scotland MF Nicky Riley 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Scotland MF Graham Webster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Ross Chisholm 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Scotland MF Jamie McCluskey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Gavin Rae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Kevin McBride 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Scotland MF Mark Fotheringham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Jamie Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Leighton Mcintosh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Graham Bayne 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland FW Steven Milne 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
England FW Jake Hyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Calum Elliot 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland FW Carl Finnigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Name Award Month
Scotland Barry Smith[7] First Division Manager of the Month November
Scotland Nicky Riley[7] Player of the Month November

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C, P) 36 22 13 1 72 32 +40 79 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee (P) 36 15 10 11 53 43 +10 55[a]
3 Falkirk 36 13 13 10 53 48 +5 52
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 7 15 55 56 −1 49
5 Livingston 36 13 9 14 56 54 +2 48
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[8]

Transfers

See also

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